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Why does sleep loss make our eyes itchy?
Health

Why does sleep loss make our eyes itchy?

Your eyes can itch because harmful oxygen molecules side effect damage the corneal cells and long-term sleep deprivation leads to corneal cell death.

June 27, 2022
How are memories formed?
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How are memories formed?

More than 100 years ago, German biologist Richard Semon coined the term 'engram', which means that the production of memory causes certain physical or chemical changes i…

June 17, 2022